Dakar–saint Louis RailwayRail transportRail transport is a means of transferring of passengers and goods on
wheeled vehicles running on rails, also known as tracks. It is also
commonly referred to as train transport. In contrast to road
transport, where vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail
vehicles (rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on
which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on
ties (sleepers) and ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually
fitted with metal wheels, moves
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Railway (other)
A railway is a means of transport.
Railway, Railways or The
RailwayRailway may also refer to:Contents1 Arts
2 Hotels and pubs
3 Sports
4 See alsoArts[edit]The Railway, an 1873 painting by Édouard Manet, also known as Gare
Saint-Lazare
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History Of TransportTransportTransport or transportation is the movement of humans, animals and
goods from one location to another.
Modes of transportModes of transport include air,
land (rail and road), water, cable, pipeline and space. The field can
be divided into infrastructure, vehicles and operations.
TransportTransport is
important because it enables trade between people, which is essential
for the development of civilizations.
TransportTransport infrastructure consists of the fixed installations including
roads, railways, airways, waterways, canals and pipelines and
terminals such as airports, railway stations, bus stations,
warehouses, trucking terminals, refueling depots (including fueling
docks and fuel stations) and seaports
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Outline Of Transport
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide
to transport:
TransportTransport or transportation – movement of people and goods from one
place to another.Contents1 Essence of transport
2 Types of transport2.1 By availability
2.2 Modes and vehicles2.2.1 Aviation
2.2.2 Animal-powered transport2.2.2.1 Animals domesticated for transport
2.2.2.2 Animal-powered vehicles2.2.3 Cable transport
2.2.4 Conveyor transport
2.2.5 Human-powered transport
2.2.6 Hybrid transport
2.2.7 Military transport2.2.7.1
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High-speed RailHigh-speed railHigh-speed rail is a type of rail transport that operates
significantly faster than traditional rail traffic, using an
integrated system of specialized rolling stock and dedicated tracks.
While there is no single standard that applies worldwide, new lines in
excess of 250 kilometres per hour (160 miles per hour) and existing
lines in excess of 200 kilometres per hour (120 miles per hour) are
widely considered to be high-speed, with some extending the definition
to include lower speeds in areas for which these speeds still
represent significant improvements.[1] The first such system began
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Track Gauge
North America · South America · Europe · Australiav
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ePart of a series onRail transportOperations
Track
Maintenance
High-speed railways
Track gauge
Stations
Trains
Locomotives
Rolling stock
Companies
History
Attractions
Terminology (AU, NA, NZ, UK)
By country
Accidents
Railway couplings
Couplers by country
Coupler conversion
Track gauge
Variable gauge
Gauge conversion
Dual gauge
Wheelset
BogieBogie (truck)
Dual coupling
Rail subsidiesModellingv
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eIn rail transport, track gauge is the spacing of the rails on a
railway track and is measured between the inner faces of the
load-bearing rails.
All vehicles on a rail network must have running gear that is
compatible with the track gauge, and in the earliest days of railways
the selection of a proposed railway's gauge was a key issue
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Train Station
A train station, railway station, railroad station, or depot (see
below) is a railway facility or area where trains regularly stop to
load or unload passengers or freight.
It generally consists of at least one track-side platform and a
station building (depot) providing such ancillary services as ticket
sales and waiting rooms. If a station is on a single-track line, it
often has a passing loop to facilitate traffic movements. The smallest
stations are most often referred to as "stops" or, in some parts of
the world, as "halts" (flag stops).
Stations may be at ground level, underground, or elevated
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Locomotive
A locomotive or engine is a rail transport vehicle that provides the
motive power for a train. If a locomotive is capable of carrying a
payload, it is usually rather referred to as multiple units, motor
coaches, railcars or power cars; the use of these self-propelled
vehicles is increasingly common for passenger trains, but rare for
freight (see CargoSprinter).
Traditionally, locomotives pulled trains from the front
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Railroad Car
A railroad car or railcar (American and Canadian English),[a] railway
wagon or railway carriage (
British EnglishBritish English and UIC), also called a
train car or train wagon, is a vehicle used for the carrying of cargo
or passengers on a rail transport system (a railroad/railway). Such
cars, when coupled together and hauled by one or more locomotives,
form a train. Alternatively, some passenger cars are self-propelled in
which case they may be either single railcars or make up multiple
units.
The term "car" is commonly used by itself in
American EnglishAmerican English when a
rail context is implicit.
Indian EnglishIndian English sometimes uses "bogie" in the
same manner,[1] though the term has other meanings in other variants
of English
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Glossary Of Rail Transport Terms
Rail terminology is a form of technical terminology. The difference
between the American term railroad and the international term railway
(used by the
International Union of RailwaysInternational Union of Railways and English-speaking
countries outside the United States) is the most significant
difference in rail terminology. There are also others, due to the
parallel development of rail transport systems in different parts of
the world.
Various global terms are presented here; where a term has multiple
names, this is indicated
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SpaceflightSpaceflightSpaceflight (also written space flight) is ballistic flight into or
through outer space.
SpaceflightSpaceflight can occur with spacecraft with or
without humans on board. Examples of human spaceflight include the
U.S. Apollo
MoonMoon landing and
Space ShuttleSpace Shuttle programs and the Russian
Soyuz program, as well as the ongoing International Space Station.
Examples of unmanned spaceflight include space probes that leave Earth
orbit, as well as satellites in orbit around Earth, such as
communications satellites
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